There are 6 ways to get from Macedonia to Bucharest by bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Sandanski to București, Autogara Militaribus N980 / ...
10h 16m$58–91Bus via Sofia
cheapest- Take the bus from Petrich Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
12h 26m$29–42Drive 566.5 km
- Drive from Macedonia to Bucharestcar 566.5 km
7h 31m$91–131Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SKG - OTP
7h 28m$71–208Train, bus
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus N980 / ...
11h 34m$39–68Train to Sofia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Petrich to Gorna banya spirkatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SOF - OTP
8h 33m$66–185
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Macedonia to Bucharest is to bus via Sofia which costs $29 - $45 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Macedonia to Bucharest is to drive and train and fly which takes 7h 28m and costs $70 - $210.
The distance between Macedonia and Bucharest is 582 km. The road distance is 566.5 km.
The best way to get from Macedonia to Bucharest without a car is to bus which takes 10h 16m and costs $55 - $95.
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from Macedonia to Bucharest, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Macedonia to Bucharest is 567 km. It takes approximately 7h 31m to drive from Macedonia to Bucharest.
There are 5433+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria and Bucharest, Romania?
FlixBus operates a bus from Sandanski to București, Autogara Militari once daily. Tickets cost $45–75 and the journey takes 9h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Petrich to Gorna banya spirka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–7
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sandanski to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Petrich Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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